Layered garden ideas

When layering a landscape, design principles such as repetition, scale, flow and depth are used to create a intentional and dynamic garden design.

Layered landscaping is a popular way to add different plants and flowers, rocks and landscape features to your garden so they are styled with design and aesthetics.

Learn about layered landscaping; using a balanced combination of small, medium, and tall plants to create a stunning layered garden for all seasons.

Three months ago I started a seemingly innocuous project. "How hard can it be to make a flowerbed?", I said. Well I learned along the way and so I am now going to share what I learned and the steps to make your project easier. The major milestones are: Design the Area Excavate the Area Construct a Border Refill with Good Soil Plant the Flowers Cover with Mulch Required Tools Work Shoes - At several points it stormed and flooded my half-dug bed. After working for just 15 minutes I would have…

Lisa Kaplan is a Sydney based landscape design specialising in bringing nature, people and buildings into balance by transforming the spaces outside your home.

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Plan your dream garden with these backyard landscaping & garden design ideas. She sheds, greenhouse, sketch and landscape planning

As a contractor and garden designer, respectively, this husband-and-wife duo makes a living conceptualizing, installing, and maintaining gardens under the name Barrett Landscape and Design. Their garden has a fluid, natural look. But how, exactly, is that accomplished? See two secrets to great garden design, here.

4 simple ways to arrange flowers and plants in your garden to get that beautiful layered look that you want... even if you're a beginner!